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Tuesday, May 14,
2013
at 7:30 pm
College Park Airport Annex, College Park, MD
Horeshoe Crab Biology & Management presented by Sheila
Eyler
Ms. Eyler will speak about the general biology of horseshoe crabs and
their historical uses, as well as their current harvest in the
biomedical and commercial fishery industries. She will discuss
the current fishery management and the role the new tagging program
plays
in the management of the fishery. She will also explore the
important connection between horseshoe crabs and migrating shorebirds
and why that connection with shorebirds, particularly the red knot, has
brought about a multi-species approach to managing horseshoe crab
populations in the Mid-Atlantic.
See the Programs
page
for more information
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Check
out the current and recent issues of our print newsletter, The Bluebird, on the Newsletter page!
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Society (PGAS),
a local chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Audubon members
in the northern part of Prince George's County, Maryland. PGAS
was
established in 1972 as a non-profit organization with officers and a
board
of directors, all volunteers, elected by the general membership.
Membership in PGAS is obtained through the National Audubon
Society.
PGAS members receive our chaper newsletter, The Bluebird, and are
encouraged
to actively participate in chapter activities including a monthly
speaker
series, field trips, annual bird counts, and other special
events.
This website is for members of PGAS to keep up to date
on program and
field trip schedules and other chapter activities. In addition,
this
website serves as a resource for non-members to find out more about
Audubon
and PGAS and to explore the benefits of membership. Non-members
are
welcome to participate in our meetings and field trips and are free to
take advantage of the local birding and environmental information on
this
website as well as the links to a wide range of related information
available
on the internet. Of course, if you live in northern Prince
George's
County we would love to have you as a PGAS member, and membership
information
is always available.
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1658, Greenbelt, MD 20768-1658